[Dawn] Police claim to have captured five alleged Death Eaters belonging to a faction of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain.

The accused are involved in different terror attacks, including that of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... under-training jail waders, Babu Sabu police check-post and suicide kaboom on the Dera Ismaeel Khan district police chief and seized from them arms and ammunition.

Inspector General of Punjab Police Habibur Rehman, flanked by Multan Regional Police Officer Aamir Zulfiqar Khan and others, told a news conference at the Lahore Police Club on Wednesday that the Multan police had cooled for a few yearsInto the paddy wagon wit' yez! five Death Eaters of TTP's Qari Yasin group during a successful operation.

He said the group based in Miranshah... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a ministate in centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas... (North Wazoo) was involved in several terror attacks in Punjab and other parts of the country. He identified the arrested as Habibur Rehman, Imtiaz Nazir, Hafiz Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Imran and Ameer Moavia. They hail from Dera Ismael Khan. He said police recovered two Kalashnikovs, four magazines, three 30-bore pistols and 105 bullets from their possession.

Abdul Ghaffar alias Qari Saifullah, the commander of this group, was killed during a shootout with Multan police near Pul Ghazi Ghat in DG Khan on Aug 1, 2012. He was wanted by the Punjab police in several cases of bank robberies and terror attacks.

The third important member of this group was Imran Gandapur of DI Khan who was the in-charge of terror activities in KPK. He had killed constable Jahangir in KPK and later along with his accomplices was also rubbed out during an encounter with the police.

Following the killing of Gandapur, Iqbal Rashid alias Rashu had become operational in-charge of Qari Yasin group. To take Dire Revenge™ of the killing of Gandapur, Rashu had planned killing of security personnel of KPK. Rashu was the main accused who had criminal masterminded suicidal attack on the DI Khan DPO, killing of constables, terror attack on Shiite and the recent terror attacks which took place in Punjab.

About security in Muharram, the IGP said more than 118,308 coppers would be deployed across the province to maintain peace and security around majalis, processions and imambargahs. He warned the elements found involved in fanning hatred and provocative speeches would be dealt with an iron hand.

He said religious activists and leaders found involved in spreading extremism would be arrested and would be imprisoned in far-flung areas.
Posted by: Fred 2012-11-16